Lakers Strive Even in Rain and Cold
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006The Lakers had another successful weekend at the Head of the Grand, a regatta hosted by Michigan State University . The competitors at this regatta included, Michigan State , University of Michigan , Eastern University , Michigan Tech and Grand Valley State . The Varsity Womens Four had the most exciting race, beating for the first time a boat from MSUs Varsity program! Nice work Ladies!! The Novice Mens Eights came in 1st and 3rd, as did the Varsity Mens Fours. The Womens Novice Eights finished 2nd and 3rd, and were less than 5 seconds off MSUs Varsity program. The Novice Men and Womens fours both placed at the top of their flights. The Mens pairs, rowed by the lightweights, took 3rd-7th with a tie for 4th place in the small boat event. The Varsity Mens Heavyweight Eight placed first, and the LWT Eight Placed 4th in the same heat. The Varsity Womens Eight placed 3rd behind two boats from MSUs Varsity program. The team will spend the upcoming week preparing for the Head of the Iowa next weekend which is the biggest fall regatta the whole team will be attending.